Association between intravenous acetaminophen and reduction in intraoperative opioid consumption during transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors

• Main Authors: Upasana Banerjee (Author), Katherine Hagan (Author), Shreyas Bhavsar (Author), Roxana Grasu (Author), Anh Dang (Author), Ian E McCutcheon (Author), Miguel Suarez (Author), Vijaya Gottumukkala (Author), Juan P Cata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Pain during and after transsphenoidal surgeries originates from stimulation of branches of the trigeminal cranial nerve that supply the inner aspect of the nose cavity and dura mater. Thereby, patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery may require moderate-to-large amounts of a...